Lot Essay
The dishes are part of a massive service commissioned for the most part from Robert-Joseph Auguste in the 1780's by George III, King of England and Hanover, for use at Herrenhausen, the Royal residence at Hanover. The original part of the service was added to during the next forty years mostly from Hanovarian silversmiths such as Bunsen and Nübell.
After the death of William IV in 1837, under the Salic Law the throne of Hanover passed to Ernest August, Duke of Cumberland, the 5th son of George III. He died in 1857 and was succeeded by his son, George Frederick, who was deposed during the Seven Weeks War in 1866.
The service was sold by the family during the early part of the century. A significant part is now in the Louvre, and another portion was sold from the collection of Claude Cartier, Sotheby's, Monte Carlo, November 27, 1979, lots 821-846.
A pair of meat-dishes and four second-course dishes from the same service by Nübell, were in the Patino Collection, Christie's New York, October 28, 1986, lots 245 and 246.
After the death of William IV in 1837, under the Salic Law the throne of Hanover passed to Ernest August, Duke of Cumberland, the 5th son of George III. He died in 1857 and was succeeded by his son, George Frederick, who was deposed during the Seven Weeks War in 1866.
The service was sold by the family during the early part of the century. A significant part is now in the Louvre, and another portion was sold from the collection of Claude Cartier, Sotheby's, Monte Carlo, November 27, 1979, lots 821-846.
A pair of meat-dishes and four second-course dishes from the same service by Nübell, were in the Patino Collection, Christie's New York, October 28, 1986, lots 245 and 246.